The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-12-25
TRICKS At DRAW POKER.

NY SAoy a. ' Sh4o DdSAs
TRICKS At DRAH POKER.
An Easy Matter t. Fix IL - that the Nsvies
Hasn't tho Chest Of . Chance.
From the chicago ReraM.
II went into the business for profit and not
pleasure, and, like q shrewd trader. I made 1t
end | studied the secret mysteries Of the art By
night and by day. improved on the, scientific
RRise deep DE- ctdi esU and ea %asatE; mo 81 cS haa es
l became skilful. without q rival whore skill
was necessary. and FRAUDULENT Without con-
But | am In other business now. and II the
Herald desires to throw any, further light on
H STSanEs. As poker % sGu IS H the plesent game. is
well for 9 novice 70 look out for?" .
marked cards. the sleeve 'hold-out.' and the
..s sfi; but you dig not say anything about
cards. double dealing, bottom dealing. &C.
,, uAs y9 }ba msnti0n piping first. suppose you
Very we'll. Piping is overlooking another
hand. It is worked to advantage in Eli games,
but it is exceedingly useful IN poker. and is one
% Satho SA arons %ss his 81 sus laSiR1ns 'f e is P %osHed
with a confederate. who takes his seat near the
i hi1n. a ani tbpe 'pehs Is pr pr eSeed st to 5h Eve nsP Els p as9ana
this way:
j. 10 LOOK at MS confederate means one DALI.
as. At the door t1sree Of q kiind..
-. At the stake. four Of a kind.
This sort Of telegraphy can be carried on to
aa|Rrpreeiable to the. Greek and bis confederates.
w wos5s is 1 aastaeT si Rs ! di that Ct u!stts terms
hearts: upon, my word clubs: I assure YOU
spades: Such q system is unworthy Of .
Us a gross fraud. A ehrewd player will not al
low even bis best friend to get a glimpse Of
n e easaS; a to d Iowa SRa' your evsnt an Etnsp nean Tb are
was a time when 1 would not hesitate to sit
S0TP i ] f hasaf . . Iiiti end th it % Sss, 9, n e. b Rs th lSRs
deals l take the squarest deck Of cards that was
ever made and read them as I deal, and / will
81 the players. We do it in the same va that that
The blind man reads-by the sense Of feeling:
b ps. Put Ss'0f IN w shs spe req T6i shf Is d ia1ss WITH fhey q m pins
which Is worn on the mos, convenient finger.
DOR the he i iIskspo Of the a l Eii1Er stem mo snu the 9p part th IN,
which would BE- detected, but a s 81 HIN fnde neas
card. but So aV small t Rhimp With Rn close Eas e obser Sa tne
it would not DO noticed. This we cannot see.
but we we can feel it, and the location is W cipher
We have to see and handle the cards, before
they can be marked, but as We can handle
long to nave all the Important cards punctured.
lteadlng cards marked in this way is easy
to me- me- have one system as to the location Of
time by the location Of the hands Of a CLOCK In
the absence, OF the regular dial figures. Sharp
they cannot be detected by the Ordinary sense
Of feeling. The reading is then done with tho
S Sasl 6 B., shs ss .nS%sdl b tq9n ae Thi' Rh ses n ea 7 s sP'n Is
comes in contact with the mark Creeks Of
thumb OF the right hand IN dealing. Ii It has a
sliding motion up and down the cards. then
: book for the blind dn to ' Read ne c SHaief ss ca sGs
+ ia a ssrds = trick 81 the only difference being that
s eas S nail instead ste Sdsi n tSe G 4in the and sdds tse with sho q r i,n5
by the sense Of feeling. the location Of tho
c y Indicating the denomination Of the card.
You spoke OF 'strippers. Please explain"
"Strippers are cards, to al! intents a square
they are not marks or readers as.'S bIt instead a.
are made to give a winning hand. by stunning.
II you take all the cards from the nine down
strinpsrs; The stripping trip p ing IS is" usually naiH . d HsSs By St
with a carpenters plane shave down the edges.
s sbkfhSo OF Ms say S,r the sixteenth te 9 en- n, Ct IN inch; Now.
pull them apart. You will ind that you have
the high cards In one hand and the low cards in
9 single division Of the cards in the manner in.
fbn asS, VII b briing about the same result. Now,
over the cards. You always SKI Know w s22mtet the
high cards are, and rs they are together It
STANDS 20 reason that you can draw a good
sHs fa 10 ssS,sst y 3h'iRHsf 3 YEA Ral h" y tie ths s ssnse' Of
not posse sasA this " yalp p,RbsIeh'i e eoaiiss, noes oes
knowing that tho cards are stripped. and. while
he may got any number Of good hands, they
aass case 4 + different: strippsra are, not easiiy;
30 had for the asking at the manufactu Iags' and
iax g wb In sh9 3rc strippers are invaluable to
shpfle cards so that good and poor hands viii
s In ssg ssb 81 trajjsias Z s + se0 ID S asGE| y, EShIfsh Il
YIN 5SI,s are e I Playing m;n, T6is + az i Old sfISt: and Sp e.
!! sfs P Ssi!sa; ~ %s?h' sSsssd %lth to d SzGif f sSsS Il Is
"",wThhIst ! Is d and bottom d~ealipg2",
for months before a mirror. and be-
50 expert that ! could not even detect
ihen worked It to advantage. Double dealing.
# y termed, is dealing the second or third
iasa b ,ES% y ,6s t Sps to b an Shls e player lnsS In tae
.or paueht. The double dealer reads the cards
do with marked, puncturod, or crimped
;ards, Say, for INSTANCE, ] want n hand OF aces.
where In the deck. and / have no control over
he abi hh,i 10 t DC tS spPSs o1h IN the ab, deal; ho Without sno
ali to any hand hsphazard. Sn sappo snsy m wo ses
ZONES in sight and, I am serving another player.
must not stop the deal or at that time give
myself the coveted ace. Therefore help the
,layer 10 the second card, or the card imme-
lately underneath. and the other players like
wise, until IT comes to myself. Then / deal the
which i have held back for that purpose.
Will show You how 10 Is done"
The %reporter looked for all no WAS worth. hut
10 qua not see. Tor the movement was SO swift,
ion was complete.
Bottom dealing" said the expert, consists
2 running up a good hand ON the bottom OF